As the Year Draws to a Close...

I can't help but think of all the things the early days of December signify to the academic:

• The crushing regret of all the things that should have been said as the semester progressed that were left unsaid;
• The horrific realization that half the things that one believed one said were said in years past;
• The impossibility of a fully realized holiday season and promptly posted grades.

So for those of you who live in the limbo that is end of the fall semester, Happy Holidays, Happy Grading, and my condolences.